im making cookies but i only get 30 cookies and im making cookies for 50 people how do i make a proportion for all the ingredients so that i can make enough cookies?

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anonymous · Answer

im using 225 grams of butter but that's enough for 30 cookies, what equation do i do to make it enough for 50?

mathmale · Answer

Personally I'd just double the recipe!

50 is 5/3 of 30, so you could multiply every measurement by 5/3 to get enough dough for 50 cookies.

anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{ x }{ 225 }*\frac{ 5 }{3 }$$

anonymous · Answer

would this work?

mathmale · Answer

I have no way of knowing where your fraction x/225 came from.  Please elaborate.

anonymous · Answer

well... i'm trying to find how many grams of butter i would need to make 50 cookies and I already know that 225g is enough for 30 cookies.

anonymous · Answer

therefore $$\frac{ x }{ 225 }=\frac{ 5 }{3}$$